This Grand Slam title win also means that Nadal moves ahead of Pete Smapras at 14. Roger Federer still leading with 18 major trophies.

21:36 (IST)

Rafael Nadal during the trophy presentation ceremony: "It’s really unbelievable, to win the 10th is incredible, it’s very special. I’d like to thank all of you today. I’m very emotional. I try my best in all the events but the feeling I have here is impossible to describe. For me, the nerves, the adrenaline I feel when I play on this court is impossible to compare. It’s the most important event in my career, so to win here is something I cannot describe.”

21:34 (IST)

What a dominant tournament by Rafael Nadal!

The Spaniard did not lose a set on his way to the title and only dropped 35 games over seven matches. This is the least mount of games he's ever lost to clinch a major trophy.

​Nadal misses a volley after Wawrinka just about manages to get the ball over the net and it's game point for the Swiss player.

Nadal slams a forehand return straight down the line and makes it deuce again.

Wawrinka wins the next point with a smash at the net to a short return by Nadal. Game point.

It's back to deuce as Nadal comes up another winner. Unrelentless from the Spaniard.

Wawrinka wins a great point at the net with a backhand slice, asks for the crowd support before serving again. Advantage, Wawrinka.

We are back to deuce after Wawrinka dumps a smash into the net. And then Nadal breaks for a 4-1 lead.

Two games away La Decima.

20:38 (IST)

Nadal holds for 3-1.

Wawrinka gets to 0-30 on Nadal's serve and Nadal comes up with a ridiculous forehand cross-court that spins away from the Swiss man. 15-30,

Wawrinka overcooks his forehand on the next point and it's 30-30.

Nadal hammers a forehand up the line to set up game point.

Wawrinka steps up and fires a forehand down the line of his own to make it deuce.

Nadal hits a serve that clips the lien and Wawrinka can't control his return. Advantage and game point, Nadal. And then he holds.

20:32 (IST)

Wawrinka holds for 1-2.

The Swiss player could have fallen even further behind but he manages to stay close with a tough hold. Nadal was 30-30 and threatening to break in this service game as well. But Wawrinka comes up with two massive forehands and makes it 1-2.

20:27 (IST)

Nadal leads by 2-sets-to-love and 2-0 in the 3rd set.

It's all one-way traffic in this match now. Nadal breaks and then quickly holds for a 2-0 lead in the 3rd set.

Wawrinka looking more lost and dejected by the game.

20:26 (IST)

Time to look at the stats from the second set!

20:23 (IST)

After an hour and 21 minutes, Rafael Nadal leads 6-2, 6-3 in the French Open final against Stan Wawrinka.

Small window of opportunity for Wawrinka at 15-30 but two unforced errors quickly snuff that out.

On game point, Wawrinka sends another backhand long and Nadal holds for 4-1.

19:55 (IST)

Wawrinka gets on board in the second set! 1-3.

The Swiss player finally stops the bleeding. He comes up with a strong service game -- a big serve and a backhand winner help his case! He needs to play freely and swing away for winner to trouble Nadal.

19:51 (IST)

Take a look at the stats from the opening set. Just way too many errors from Wawrinka.

19:50 (IST)

Nadal consolidates at 15 for 3-0

Seven straight games for Nadal! Wawrinka seems to have lost the plot mentally, he'll need to quickly regroup to stay competitive in this final.

If he wins, Nadal will become only the second player, man or woman, to win 10 titles at the same major tournament. Margaret Court is the only player in history to have achieved the feat, winning the Australian Open title 11 times from 1960-73.

The fourth-seeded Nadal is 9-0 in French Open finals but he hasn't played in one since 2014. He lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2015 quarter-finals, then withdrew from the tournament before the third round last year because of an injured left wrist.

At 32, Wawrinka is the oldest men's finalist in Paris since 1973. He is 3-0 in Grand Slam finals, beating Djokovic at the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open.

The last grand slam clash between the pair came at Melbourne Park in 2014 when Wawrinka beat a hobbling Nadal to claim his first Grand Slam title.

It was a breakthrough moment for the Swiss, but even then there was a sense he still felt like an imposter at the top table of men's tennis.

Three years on and there is little doubt Wawrinka truly believes he belongs alongside the best and that when the stakes are highest, he brings it all to court.